Betty Lynn wins the Tony for Cats

That hairdo is incredibly aging. She was 36, for god’s sake.

For god's sake!!!

It was the '80s, r1.

Grotesque person. She just doesn't land well for me.

r4 = the ghost of Adam Rich

It’s interesting how a 36 year old looked in 1983 and these days what a 36 looks like

BB had a habit of showing up after the half hour call and expecting to go on even though the understudy (Janet Hubert) was prepped and ready. One night she showed up late and was told to go home. That experience humbled her and it shows in her speech.

Wasn't she coked out in those days?

R8. Sadly, yes. I left that out but figured someone else would bring it up :)

r9 I often left out her penchant for "opening her throat" before performing (although that might have been later than Cats)

She was insufferable

Wow that seemed a weak year for stars.

Stars are ageless, r1, and I was the greatest star of all, r12!

Hissssss!

Bitch could hit a note.

Was that award show filmed in someone's bathroom?

I read the title and thought, 'Thelma Lou is still alive and appearing on Broadway?'

Repulsive

1983 was the first “official” year of the 1980s and with that its abominations in women’s hairstyles.

Betty looked much more natural and attractive as the gym teacher in Carrie.

No one ever sang that song better.

An awesome performance by Betty. The song, devastating!

MARY r21!!!

Why don't people like her?

Denny Dillon, Big Edie from Designing Women, a Tony nominee?

R6-The first two seasons of the Mary Tyler Moore show Mary Tyler Moore had a very beautiful appearance and she looked like someone who was about 3031 but by the third season of the Mary Tyler Moore show she had a makeover and she looked 4040 years old plus for the rest of the run of the show.

R25, I agree with that for the most part. I thought season by 3 & 4, Mary looked great, but less natural. Lots of eyeliner and big hair.

By season 5,6,7…she looked her age.

Let's get back to the topic at hand, ladies!

OKAY Op, you are my expert on Broadway stuff!

Why is Betty Buckley so disliked by the Gays& other Broadway people? What did she do wrong? Is she worse than Rita Moreno& Patti LuPone? I met Betty several times during the late 80's into the 1990's at several dinner parties when i was living in NYC (married to my ex-wife). She seemed nice, well she was nice to me!!

Well, R7 and R8 for starters. Other than that I gather she is a basic garden variety diva.

Could r15 - yes that’s the word, could.

Betty is nothing if not a prolific re-tweeter

Credit where credit’s due. She really did quite well in her early career.

OP forgot to add, just before she won she did this....

She refused to use the litterbox.

Never liked her voice- the tone- too reedy- makes me cringe although her dynamics and power are pretty impressive.

R19 your are officially mentally fucked up.

Like watching a freak show

She's eccentric and a little self centered but not mean or unpleasant. I don't know anyone who's worked with her who didn't like her. Now they didn't LOVE her but they liked her.

Trumpian weirdness analyzed by Betty Lynn.

"Shomeone muttersh ash the shtreet lamp guttersh..."